Is there similar information of berries available (specifically
blackberries)or does the 1 to 1 ½ rule apply to all crops.
 
Bob Fanning
Huntsville, AL
 
At 08:17 PM 3/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>How many beehives per acre for pollination of fruit trees?
>
>Based on several speakers at EAS last year, the consensus starting
>reccomendation seems to be 1 to 1 1/2 hives per acre of trees.  This density
>is pretty much independent of the crop being pollinated.
>
>W. G. Miller
>Gaithersburg, MD
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